Texas well grid 60-53

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Montgomery County and Harris County. 1,149 reports, median depth 195 ft.

1,149Reports

195 ftMedian depth

75 ftWater at

50 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 60-53

Logged in state well grid 60-53, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ft	What was logged there
0–25 ft	Clay 435, Sand 220, Sandy Clay 62, Topsoil 53, No Recovery 24, Top Soil 51
25–50 ft	Sand 189, Clay 128, Gravel 36, Lite Gray Coarse Sand 30, Sand & Gravel 19, Sand, Gravel 15
50–100 ft	Clay 285, Sand 206, Gravel 23, Sand, Clay 25, Rock 16, Clay, Sand 14
100–200 ft	Sand 406, Clay 378, Rock 70, Clay, Sand 36, Sand, Clay 33, Shale 20
200–300 ft	Sand 279, Clay 167, Rock 72, Shale 15, Sand & Rock 14, Sand, Clay 12
300–500 ft	Sand 69, Clay 33, Rock 12, Shale 5, Sandstone 2, Sand/Clay 3
500–1000 ft	Sand 21, Clay 13, Shale 3, Sand/Clay 4, Clay/Sand 3, Clay W/Little Sand 2
1000–5000 ft	Sand 13, Clay 12, Sand/Clay 5, Shale 2, Clay (Dark Gray) 1, Clay/Sand 4

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 60-53, busiest first.
Firm of record	Wells	Median depth, ft	Median yield, gpm	Years
Ballard Water Well Co. LLC	114	235	50	2001–2025
WALKER HILL ENVIRONMENTAL INC	109	41	—	2016–2019
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.	95	30	—	2004–2026
Ricky Bonds Water Wells	72	225	65	2004–2026
Weisinger Water Well, Inc.	48	265	80	2001–2011
Mathers Environmental Drilling Inc.	46	35	—	2002–2024
TIM FRANKS WATER WELL SERVICE	39	205	50	2003–2025
Advanced Drilling Systems, Inc.	38	20	—	2007–2022
Major Drilling Environmental	38	43	—	2012–2013
AQUA STAR LLC	35	221	50	2011–2026
Weisinger Incorporated	33	297	100	2010–2025
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC	26	35	—	2016–2024
Hildebrandt's Water Wells	26	317	40	2003–2019
NORTHWEST WATER WELLS	22	260	60	2001–2010
Scott Drilling Inc.	20	260	50	2003–2026
Bussell & Sons LLC	18	330	60	2003–2026
APOLLO Environmental Strategies, Inc.	18	15	—	2006–2008
All Season Waterwell	16	265	60	2003–2012
Fugro Geosciences, Inc.	16	51	—	2003–2006
B&R WATER WELL DRILLING, LLC	15	220	100	2006–2020
Fugro	13	50	—	2008–2011
Main Stream Environmental	11	228	50	2022–2026
Coastal Waterwell Service, Inc.	11	220	6	2004–2019
Coastal Waterwell Services Inc.	11	230	25	2013–2018
Coastal Water Well Service	11	233	10	2004–2012

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
Purpose	Wells	Share	Median depth, ft
Domestic	560	48.7%	230
Monitor	327	28.5%	35
Injection	81	7.0%	43
Public Supply	47	4.1%	800
Other	40	3.5%	38
Irrigation	37	3.2%	312
Industrial	20	1.7%	299
Test Well	16	1.4%	26

By decade drilled.
Decade	Reports	Median depth, ft	Water at, ft
1970s	1	809	90
1980s	2	1,800	78
2000s	433	217	77
2010s	456	150	80
2020s	257	200	65

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 60-53. Column one is the tracking number.
Report	Year	Depth, ft	Water at, ft	Yield, gpm	Purpose
219692	2010	2,500	333	2,023	Public Supply
93647	2005	1,860	370	1,300	Public Supply
227738	2010	1,825	361	1,829	Public Supply
35415	2003	1,820	204	1,400	Public Supply
690012	2025	1,800	366	1,208	Public Supply
622967	1981	1,800	78	1,230	Public Supply
440098	2016	1,800	317	2,014	Public Supply
208124	2010	1,800	278	2,023	Public Supply
135116	2008	1,750	264	1,511	Public Supply
150398	2008	1,735	248	2,023	Public Supply

Every figure here comes from a report a licensed driller filed on the day the work ended — sometimes decades ago. It describes what was found then, not what a well yields today, and it is not a statement that any well is sound, potable or still in use.

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This grid falls in Montgomery County, Harris County.